I was looking into doing what another user suggested, using Samsung Odin and SamFW. However, I was afraid of messing something up, so I decided to research more about it. That’s when I came across some information about Knox and learned that if it gets violated, it can burn the motherboard. I immediately associated this with what happened to several S22 devices that had their motherboards fried.
I’m not sure if this is the case—it’s just a theory I came up with. If anyone here knows more about the issue, feel free to correct me.
I was planning to use Smart Switch on an S25. My phone just came back from repair a day ago, but when I received it, it was stuck in a boot loop. Fortunately, it entered safe mode, and so far, it hasn’t frozen again. However, I’m afraid that if I exit safe mode and reset the phone, the boot loop might return.
I have three main questions:
Could it really have been something related to Knox that caused multiple S22 devices to burn out?
My phone turns on and off (though sometimes it freezes and reboots after the update). It has no physical damage or cracks. Would Smart Switch work without issues?
Could using Samsung Odin and SamFW be a solution? I’m just worried about triggering Knox.
"it can burn the motherboard" I highly doubt that it's possible to just "burn it", a software can't burn a hardware because the hardware will shut itself before it.
What have they repaired on your phone in the service? Motherboard replacement?
